Log Viewer lets you view and manage log files for Solaris Management
Console tools and events. For example, log entries are generated for
session open, session close, authentication success, and
authentication failure. Log files are stored by default in /var/sadm/wbem/log
.
You can set a maximum size for your log files by using the Action->Log File Settings command. When a log file reaches the maximum size specified in the Log File Settings dialog box, the file is automatically backed up and a new log file is started.
For best performance, it is generally desirable to make your log files as small as possible. The tradeoff with small log files is speed versus convenience. For example, there may be times when you want to be able to view the results of a long job -- say, one run over several days -- all in one log file. In such cases, the performance hit taken by having a large log file may be less important to you than being able to view the file in one contiguous chunk.